Certified Public Accountant

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Certified Public Accountant

• Resource Management 2A
• Mrs. Clark

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Job Description

• Perform accounting, auditing, tax, and consulting
  activities.
• Work for accounting firms, corporations,
  governments, non-profit organizations, or
  individuals.
• Most CPAs concentrate on one aspect of
  accounting.
• Taxes
• Consulting
• Bankruptcies or Fraud
• Auditing
• Environmental
• Information Technologies

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Working Conditions

• Work in offices
• Some travel to work with clients
• Lots of reading and writing
• Calculating
• Computers
• Lots of skill, able to correct problems with
  software
• An average week is 40 hours
• Own business, 50 hours
• Tax specialist, 50 hours

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Earnings

• Entry Wage
• 31, 313
• Median Wage
• 45, 606
• This includes years of experience
• Experienced Wage
• 62, 232
• Manager
• Senior executives or owners of firms earn over
  100,000
• Job Outlook
• Expected to rise by 12.92

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Career Path

• Level 1 (Entry level Accountant)
• Earnings
• 30,000 to 45,000
• Requirements
• Undergraduate degree
• Level 2 (Certified Public Accountant)
• Earnings
• 35,000 to 55, 000
• Requirements
• Completion of CPA exam
• Professional work experience

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Career Path

• Level 3 (Manager)
• Earnings
• 50,000 to 100,000
• Requirements
• Several years of experience
• Continued education
• Level 4 (Partner)
• Earnings
• 100,000 to 200,000
• Requirements
• Experience as a Manager
• Established client base

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Related Jobs

• Account Manager
• Purchaser
• Corporate/Commercial Lawyer
• Investment Banker
• Personal Financial Planner

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Education

• Degree Needed
• Bachelors
• Can achieve higher degrees such as Masters,
  Doctrine
• Exam
• Must pass the CPA exam
• Given in May September over a 2-day period
• Professional Work Experience
• In Public Accounting
• Professional Development
• Ongoing education through the years to retain
  license

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High School Education

• Grade 9
• English
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
• Health
• Business
• Keyboarding
• Computers

• Grade 10
• English
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies (History)
• Business
• Computers

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High School Education Cont.

• Grade 11
• English
• Math
• Science
• Economics
• Law Government
• Accounting
• Business Management
• Computers

• Grade 12
• English
• Calculus
• Probability Statistics
• Economics
• Law Government
• Accounting
• Business Management
• Computers

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College Education

• Eastern Illinois University
• Charleston, Illinois
• www.eiu.edu
• Admissions Telephone [phone]

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College Cont.

• School Type
• 4-year University
• Admission Requirements
• High School diploma/GED
• High School Transcript
• ACT or SAT score
• Entrance Difficulty
• Moderately difficult
• Estimated In-State Expenses
• 11, 312

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College Cont.

• Name of Major Interested In
• Accounting
• Admission Requirements for Program
• Admission to College of Business
• Estimated months/semesters/years
• 4 years
• 150 semester hours
• Qualification After Completing Program
• Bachelor of Science in Accounting

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References

• www.careercruising.com
• www.eiu.edu